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As has been our custom over the past few years, we headed to Manhattan on New Year’s morning, for a little sightseeing and lunch. This year, we added the Museum of Modern Art to our itinerary. Greg was interested in […]
A few parents and I helped out with the winter party at Samantha’s kindergarten class. Crafts, stories and cupcakes. What a way to celebrate! Here, a pop-up book on the 12 Days of Christmas! Paper lanterns… a craft I designed […]
A very Christmas-y Sunday. Church, cookies, stockings! First, at church, we got to ring the handbells during the service! After church, Sam and I made some gingerbread men. (Recipe here: Gingerbread Cookies.) And in the evening, I finished […]
Sam’s ballet semester comes to an end with a performance of the Nutcracker. And Sam got to play Clara! Warning: many cute photos of little girls dancing ahead.
Today, she requested a braid in her hair, and permission to roll up her jeans to show off her minion socks!
Dinner by the tree!
I am a class mom. Who would ever think I’d be writing those words! The job doesn’t entail much, but I do get to come and read stories and help with events. It’s nice to see Sam at school, among […]
Happy Birthday to Samantha! We threw another brunch party, with bagels and bloodys. And what is now becoming my famous strata. Entertaining: Breakfast Strata recipe Cocktails: Best Bloody Marys For entertaining, we asked Lisa Karrer to come and make musical […]
An evening with Irene, and Sam gets a story. Good night!
Sam enjoys some swings.
Our little girl.
A clean bill of health: no cavities!
Some of Sam’s artwork, including a self-portrait at the end.
Dancing around the yard with Bambi!
As part of the summer reading program at the library, kids got to choose two events to attend. We picked a magic show as one of them. And guess who got to be an assistant? Abracadabra!
Sweet photo.
A typical morning with Sam… having breakfast: fruit first, then oatmeal, then yogurt! Then upstairs for brush teeth, get dressed and comb hair. Sometimes, when she’s ready before I am, she plays with the phone — and this morning, the […]
My family is a bunch of dorks. And it makes me so proud. A rainy morning at the cabin and Sarah breaks out “Headbands.” You put this on your head. Everyone else knows what you are. You do not. So […]
Today on the boat: Twin Jammer, with Sam going solo! First, a little dock and swim action. Then, her solo voyage. Well, not solo, but without an adult. She was so proud of her bravery!
For today’s sunset cruise, we went upriver and explored a couple of coves just north of our property. Mae got the chance to drive! Blurry, but we took this photo because the house is for sale. Before Instagram filter: After: […]
A couple photos of our little athlete. Go Sammy!
Whoa! The time has come to say goodbye to the crib. Sure, it was a toddler bed for a while. But we are now graduating out of toddler-dom and into childhood. (Yes, I am weeping.) We got a new memory […]
Well, what do you know. Sam is playing T-Ball! We decided to sign her up mainly because we are decidely not sporty, and we thought it would give her a chance to see if she is. The jury is still […]
Could be the first, unless I missed something. Honored to say it was our sour cherry.
A well visit for our little four-year-old. Hearing, check. Vision, check. Immunizations, check.
Good morning! A blanket of snow has covered Sour Cherry Farm, but it’s bright and sunny outside, so Sam is ready to play! This says 10 inches, but I think we got more. It was hard for me to hold […]
One of Sam’s (many) Christmas presents was a chess-checkers game. Greg has been enjoying teaching her some strategy:
Pal-ing around with the family on a Sunday night.
This one on the couch, and a bolognese on the stove? That’s a good winter afternoon.
First, a bit of Legos with Dad, then a mussels-chorizo dinner on our own. A nice evening to wind down the holidays.
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
